When most growers plant corn, they expect perfect uniform rows, and plump and pearly yellow kernels lining the cob. But a ...

With recent wildfires in the western United States and Canada, smoke has made its way to the Midwest. It particularly may affect already vulnerable crops.

A research team pioneers an automated, high-throughput pipeline using open-source tools to quantify over 50 root traits in diverse maize genotypes, enabling researchers to investigate how genetics, ...

In 2013, David Matabaro, a cassava farmer from Ruhango District, saw his entire 26-hectare cassava plantation wiped out by the devastating Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD).

It is a high potential area where tobacco production has expanded dramatically since land reform thanks in large part to the support from multiple contracting companies operating in the area. This was ...

Francis Ngiri, who used to farm in Kirinyaga in central Kenya where cabbages are a mainstay crop, explains that this is ...

In markets across Ghana, plantain sellers are rethinking their survival strategies amid wild price swings.

Peaches were once green; carrots, slender and yellow. Where are we headed next? Well, bananas with a vaccine punch, and cabbages with a sting, are on the cards.

A research team has created the first complete transcriptome atlas of soybean embryo development, offering unprecedented insights into how gene activity shapes seed growth, nutrient storage, and ...

Visit the Federal Way Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday through October to pick up the local ingredients ...

Maize stands out as a prominent crop, playing a crucial role in agricultural and livestock production chains. However, despite its relevance, maize productivity faces a myriad of challenges, ...

Gene editing techniques and maize genetic material may be the seed for more robust and stress tolerant canola plants. Canadian research is trying to make it happen.